Tsunami toll tops 100,000

[-Davo]

Last night, a 8.9 magnitude earthquake started in the Indian Ocean, which made a Tsunami 20 meters high. The wave hit land, and reports are coming in that 12,600 people are presumed dead, thousands are injured, and millions are left without a home.


More news later.

[-Davo]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapc...ake/index.html


yeah well i just found out, and i'm a head of you'se

there must be someone here that hasn't heard

[eversio11]

Holy Jesus. I'm surprised CNN or my local news has yet to report on this

[Toksin]

CNN's been all over it like white on rice.

[-Davo]

that's where i got the link from

but they're inacurate in a few things. Their death toll is off by almost 2 thousand, for one.

[my3rdskyline]

fuck man. i'm supposed to go to thailand in like 2 weeks :-O

[codycool]

I couldnt imagine looking up and seeing a wall of water just flat out coming over you. That's horrible, my prayers go out to the people of Thailand.

[fredjacksonsan]

Tough times, Red Cross will be out there soon.

Now the oil companies have another reason to raise gas prices.

[Rbraczyk]

Jesus, 23,000 presumed dead and it was raised to a 9.0. Fifth biggest in history.

[fredjacksonsan]

From news:
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London, December 26: The world's fifth strongest quake in a century hit southern Asia on Sunday, triggering a speeding tsunami that crashed into Sri Lanka and India and swamped tourist islands in Thailand and the Maldives.

Here is a factbox showing the 10 strongest earthquakes in the last century by magnitude.

May 22, 1960 - Chile - An earthquake measuring 9.5 struck Santiago and Concepcion, triggering tidal waves and volcanic eruptions. Some 5,000 people were killed and 2 million made homeless.

March 28, 1964 - Alaska - An earthquake and ensuing tsunami claimed 125 lives and caused about $311 million in property loss. The quake, measuring 9.2, was felt over a large area of Alaska and in parts of western Yukon TerritAmbani vs Ambani

March 9, 1957 - Alaska - An earthquake measuring 9.1 hit the Andreanof Islands. On Umnak Island, Mount Vsevidof erupted after being dormant for 200 years, generating a 15-metre high tsunami that continued to Hawaii. Nov 4, 1952 - Russia - An earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 generated a tsunami which struck the Hawaiian islands. No lives were lost.

Dec 26, 2004 - Indonesia - A quake measuring 8.9 struck the coast of Aceh province on the northern Indonesian island of Sumatra and triggered a tsunami that killed thousands in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia and India.

Jan 31, 1906 - Ecuador - An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 struck near the coast of Ecuador and Colombia, generating a strong tsunami that killed up to 1,000. It was felt all along the coast of Central America and as far north as San Francisco and west to Japan.

Feb 4, 1965 - Alaska - Measuring 8.7, the quake generated a tsunami reported to be about 10.7 metres high on Shemya Island.

Aug 15, 1950 - Tibet/India - Two thousand homes, temples and mosques were destroyed in a quake measuring 8.6. Hardest hit was the Brahmaputra Basin in northeast India. At least 1,500 people were killed.

Feb 3, 1923 - Russia - Kamchatka was struck by a quake with a magnitude of 8.5.

Feb 1, 1938 - Indonesia - An 8.5 magnitude earthquake in the Banda Sea generated tsunamis causing great damage on Banda and Kai, volcanic islands in eastern Indonesia.
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Keep in mind that it's a logarithmic scale; each .1 of strength makes the quake 10 times more powerful...

[-Davo]

the death toll has now reached 26,000 people...

My condolences go to the fallen.

A few thousand people in Africa have suffered the unfortunate faith as well....Prayers to them...

[b18ls]

May god be with them and their children!

[fredjacksonsan]

Absolutely.....death toll up to 40K now, and as many more deaths expected from disease.

[YogsVR4]

This story will play out for many weeks to come. I hope the orphans are taken care of. I hope the parents who lost children can remain strong for their families.

[fredjacksonsan]

Amen to that; it will be toughest on the children, and those who have lost children.

(nice party hat BTW)